Merry Christmas y'all! My dear Charlie is still suffering from the deep pyoderma (bacterial infection deep in the skin) AND a mysterious secondary issue - a "rash" around his mouth, on his paws, on his lower belly, and on his lower back that both vets I use think is a secondary issue not clearing up b/c it is in some way connected to the primary pyoderma condition. So we're trying to explore what other 'things' might be the cause of the rash (anti-biotics and anti-fungal meds have not cleared up the rash but it *appears* that the pyoderma is VERY SLOWLY clearing up). The "rash" could be triggered by virtually anything so I'm trying to work through the 'process of elimination' strategy and right now I'm on FOODS. Maybe Charlie is allergic to chicken so I've switched him to a "soup" with the main ingredient being a high protein canned cat food with no chicken or chicken by-products. Because this is a liquid, I can't leave it out for him to graze on throughout the day like dry kibble but I'm OK with that most of the time because I work from home. But for times that I may have to be away from the house for a good portion of the day, I may need to find an alternative solution. So my questions to all you are: 1. Does anyone have any experience with a known case of a ferret being allergic to chicken and, if so, how was the problem addressed and managed? 2. Does anyone know of a high-protein kibble/dry food (not necessarily ferret kibble) NOT made with any form or part of chicken? I've also tried tea tree oil, liquid silver, over-the-counter anti-fungal topical creme, aloe vera gel, vitamins A & C (internally and externally to boost immune system in the event the problems are resulting from a suppressed immune system) If anyone has any ideas or experience with deep pyoderma or chicken allergies in any of their pets, please contact me directly :-) Thank you! Jennifer & Charlie "Don't be afraid that your life will end because inevitably it will. Be afraid that it will never begin while you're living it!" [Posted in FML 6547]